There was someone I kept thinking about when writing my book, It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way. This precious person kept my fingers, sometimes flying, sometimes trembling, still clicking the keys until they became pages of words. She was worth wrestling through my tangled thoughts until they finally flowed like a healing balm for […]

“They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” Revelation 12:11a (NIV) The worst kind of lonely for me is being surrounded by people and yet still feeling utterly alone. I can feel it at a restaurant full of noise and activity and people talking loudly over […]

“The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” Psalm 145:18 (NIV) It’s hard when a situation doesn’t look anything like we thought it would. Especially if you’re like me, and you like a plan. I like all involved to follow along with the plan. And I […]

“‘Abba, Father,’ he said, ‘everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.’” Mark 14:36 (NIV) The only way I could fall asleep was to lie to myself. “If you can just fall asleep, when you wake up you’ll realize this is a nightmare that […]